Arnica montana - Arnica montana Asteraceae – Aster family Parts used in medicine include the arnica flower - Arnicae flos and arnica flowerhead – Arnicae anthodium, collected at the beginning stage of blooming and dried in natural conditions (shaded and ventilated).
Melilotus officinalis – Melilot, yellow melilot Fabaceae, formerly Papilionaceae – Legume family The raw material is the melilot herb – Melioti herba, harvested during blooming in July and dried in natural conditions (shaded and ventilated) or in drying rooms in max. 35° C.
Calendula officinalis L. – Marigold Asteraceae (Compositae) – Aster (Composite) Parts used in medicine include the marigold ligulate flower and marigold flower head, harvested during blooming from June to September and dried in natural conditions.
Aloë arborescens– Krantz aloe Asphodelaceae, formerly Liliaceae – formerly in the lily family The raw material are the leaves which are grown in greenhouses, harvested from 3-year-old plants, which are not watered for 6-8 days before the harvest, increasing the content of immunostimulatory compounds.
Plantago maior – Broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, greater plantain Plantaginaceae – Plantain family The raw material is the broadleaf plantain leaf, harvested from May to September and quickly dried in natural conditions or in drying rooms in max. 40° C. The seeds also have medicinal properties.
Salix alba – White willow Salix purpurea – Purple willow, purple osier Salicaceae – Willow family The part used in medicine is the willow bark – Salicis cortex, obtained from 2- to 3-year-old branches, cut in the spring, when the juices start flowing. Smooth shoots are cut and barked by cutting the annual rings and pulling bark tubes. The bark is dried in natural conditions.
Digitalis purpurea L. – Foxglove Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family Species used in medicine include: foxglove Digitalis purpurea L. and woolly foxglove Digitalis lanata Ehrh., and both provide the raw material in the form of rosette leaves, harvested in the first year of vegetation, and the sessile leaves, harvested in the second year.
Ginkgo biloba – Ginkgo, Gingko Ginkgoaceae family The part used in medicine is the ginkgo leaf, harvested in the autumn, when it begins to turn yellow, and dried in natural conditions (shaded and ventilated).
Crataegus monogyna Jacq. – Common hawthorn Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC (C. oxyacantha L. Em. Jacq.) – Midland hawthorn Rosaceae – Rose family The raw material is a pome fruit, harvested before it is fully ripe and dried in max. 60° C.
Hamamelis virginiana – Hamamelis Hamamelidaceae – Witch-hazel family Parts used in medicine include the bark and leaves of hamamelis, harvested from plants growing within natural reach. Plants growing in Poland are not used in such manner.
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